Hello. Astronomer amateur here, but perhaps no one knows since I never told about that. I just came here to share one info with you, and some of you might find it interesting or know someone who is into such stuff.
Peak of Perseids, meteor shower, is closing in. And they are active every year, nothing new there. What is special about this year are two things. For one, Moon will be near phase of New Moon, so unless it is cloudy, it will be perfect opportunity to watch maximum of meteor shower, or peak, which falls between 12. to 13. this year. Best night to watch is a night from 12. to 13.8. which will come in a few days.
Secondly, this years activity of meteor shower is expected to be increased as presented on this link:
http://feraj.narod.ru/Radiants/Predictions/Perseids2015eng.html
Expected
ZHR is near 120, and usual maximum for Perseids is up to 100. Next year expected maximum is even higher, at 130, but conditions might not be so ideal to watch as this year.
If you can and are interested, don't miss this opportunity! 20% increased activity might lead to pretty impressive show of meteors on the night sky. Problem for most people is they don't know how to watch meteors and they have too big expectations. People expect to see 10 meteors per minute, something epic like in the movies. No, in reality you can be happy if you see close to 2 meteors per minute which is pretty mad activity btw. You might not see anything for 15 minutes, and then see 10 meteors in a minute, or see some fireball that will struck you like a truck. Patience is your friend when watching meteors, and don't expect movie-like epic meteor shower.
Also, best time to watch meteors is after midnight up to dawn. Most active periods for meteors are between 2am and 4am in the morning, but this doesn't mean nice meteors won't be seen before midnight. I saw very shiny meteor few days ago that left trail behind, and it was before midnight.
There are plenty of links online about meteor shower Perseids of 2015 and some advices how what where when. I shared most important info about the event. I myself am sometimes fanatic and will go watch all night meteor shower this year, as I did before, and I am looking forward to it. Perseids are very shiny meteors and you can expect to see one or few very shiny ones if you watch at least an hour or two before midnight.
http://www.astronomy.com/observing/...fect-conditions-for-summers-top-meteor-shower